The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-01
AkOT Ter BLIGHfING DEN
WHICH CALLS FOR PROMPT
SUPPRESSION.
A Little Girl Poisoned by Tires Dis.
p reputable Negro Wenches
Yes etday.
HORRIBLE ADDITION TO THE
CRIMINAL ANNALS OF
Memphis - The Victim Lingering
Near Death, With Slim Chances
OF Recovery.

OF Recovery.
Rena Jones, Lou Holloway and Vir-
ginia Scales, all colored, were arrested
yesterday afternoon for attempted poi.
coming. Their victim was Christina
Price, girl about 4 years OF age, also
colorsd. The circumstances surround
ing the case are almo,t as 6end sh and
cold blouded as any in the annals OF
Memphis crime, The young girl was
passing by their house on Fourth
street, between Poplar and Exchange,
early yesterday morning, on her
way to market to buy chicken.
As she nesred the houe g
one of the imprisoned wsuehes in.
duced the girl to go up stairs, claiming
she had somt thing good TO give her.
Unsusp' ely the girl complied with
her wish, and, alter reaching the room,
the door was locked and the vic i'm
forced to swallow a m xture of gin and
poison, the nature OF which is as yet
unknown. While engaged 10 their
hellish deed the fema tends were III
terrupted by another woman, named
Mary Lou, who Knocked on the door
and demanded admittsnce.
"You can't come in-we have COM
pauy."
"But l must" answered TIE woman,
and after giving her name the door
was opened aud che entered. She
fou d the child standing against the
bed, protesting against the swallowing
any more Of the decoctiop.
Swallow it down; it won't hurt
you" the women iOsisted, aud they
literally forced the cSild to drink un-
til the bottle had been emptied. la a
few minutes the ttnf had its effect,
and tue girl fell over on the fi1rr.
"What have you been giving the
child ?" asked the visitor.
"No,hing but gin" replied the wo.
man. Toe visitor, wh) bears 4 good
reputation 10 all save her scquaint-
ance with such disreputabls ChaIac-
ters, became frightened and left.
The women allowed their victim to
lie on the floor until she began 10 have
spssms, aud then push d her out the
DdCh w uONu tlIO btCpb dlAu lItO
the bsck yard. About 8 o'clock the
mother became anxious aud institu-
ted search, sending another daughter to
the Station House for information.
Shortly after this some one camo in
and tod Mrs. Price that Christina
was over in the back yard
dead drunk. She YVES there
upon sent for and brought home.
Pretty coon the child, who was in con.
vulsions, began to vomit, the dis.
charges being dark green. The mother
was unable to detect any odor Of
whisky, aud suspicioned that some-
thing was wrong. She sent for a doc
tor, who gavs 1t as his opinion that
the child was poisoned, bat was una
BILE to say positively what drug had
been Administered. The belief, how
ever, is that it was Rough on Rats.
The police were notified, and re-
paired to the dive inhabited by the
three women to arrest them. They
found only one Of them, Rena Jonts,
the other two having fed. 1t was at,
terward learned that Lou Holloway
and Virgiuis Scales passed great
deal OF their time on tho river, and
later discovered the two sb AID The
steamer Kate Adams, proposing to
leave for point down the river. They
w re both arrested and locked up with
their companion.
A reporter visited the house of the
poiso NJ d child's mo her last night and
Iuund the victim unconscious and 10
precsrious condition, with the chances
decid, div against her recovery. The
at ending physician was unable to
state inst how sick she was until the
critical point had been pissed.
The women who did the poisoning
we've seen al the Station House, anO
said the child had purchased the gin
herself and gave it to tlem. They de-
MED, of course, knowing anyth Dg
alb ut the poison, The child's youth'
fulne So, however, is against any such
vertion, and her PROSTATE form, be-
Lumbed senses and silent tongue are
living evidences Of foul play.
The locality ia which the work of
these lena fisnds was performed is
one OF the mo disr- putAble and dan.
gerous in the city. 1t is the same
place where Holly wood mysteriously
disappeared sume years ago, and no
trace OF him has SINGS been discovered.
The Gen Of vice and dis.racs to civil
zation extends from Poplar to Elk
hange, end east from Fourth TO the
bayou. Along Poplar there is a row
of two story frame houses, and
between each there is narrow alley,
leading back into veritable nest of
vicious men and women, both white
and colored. From its general char
&c er and surroundings, there is little
doubt that almos; innumeTeble crimes
are committed within lis precincts,
and never come TO the knowledge Ct
the outside world. The facilities for
every species of evil doing are present
in force, ard The m ans for covering
up tracks liui less.
The business of the women who are
behind the bars for the willful and
malicious ate mpt 10 murder Christina
Pdce is that of inducing your g and
innocent girls 10 visit their resort for
immoral purpo es. The most reason
able theory of the aft air is that they
intended to orug her for that purpose,
and gave her dose which tended to
ward fatality. Another, drawn from
The story of the mother, is hat If re-
verge, prompted by h'r open denun.
ciatlon OF their course and her threat
to have them arrested iithey p,ac ic d
their arts on her daug tsis. No mat
Ter what the motive, however, the
girl YVES .poison,d by the three
wencbes, and in example should be
made Of them. Follow this with an
eK'erminstion OF the den including
AID surrounding their home. and the
atmosphere of the city will be purer
from the riddsnce
EFFECTIVENESS tXEAPLIFED.
An AppeaplaG Judge Causes the
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